The Fighting Rabbis: Jewish Military Chaplains and American History

Acknowledgments

xiii Acknowledgments The following institutions have graciously assisted in my research: the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives , the American Jewish Historical Society, Jewish Welfare Board Jewish Chaplains Council, the National Archives, the Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy, and the U.S. Army Chaplain Museum. I am also grateful to the West Point Jewish Chapel Fund for providing a subvention to assist in the publication of this project. Dr. Bill Galush gave scholarly direction and constant support. Mr. Edward Marshall, Ms. Barbara Breeden, and the late Father Thomas Hogan provided encouragement. Members of my immediate and extended families have been helpful and supportive from the beginning of my Ph.D. studies. I owe them special thanks. To all those rabbis and chaplains who have preceded me, I offer my heartfelt gratitude. Your historical achievements ensured that the men and women of the United States armed forces were able to seek and find divine guidance in the midst of loneliness, personal challenges, battles, and war. Many prayers were made in the course of this work. I feel it is appropriate to offer one at this time. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has given us life, sustained us, and permitted us to reach the occasion of this book’s completion. The Fighting Rabbis ...